Leaf hinge clip



NOV.1, 1932 Q J POPPER 1,386,303

LEAF HINGE CLIP Filed NOV. 5, 1951.

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ATTORNEY 3H sirable that these operations be performed arm 8.

Patented Nov. 1, 192 2 a 3, 3%,

JULIUS s. Porrnn, or ELIZABETH, new JERSEY:

LEAF'HING our Application filed November 3, 1931 Serial No. 572,847,.

This invention relates to clips, and more portion 10, and is shown as being of substanparticularly to leaf hinge clips. tlally seml-circular formatlon. The arms 9 In the use of hinged leaves for reference in F gs. 1, 2 and 3 are shown as being submatter, it is frequently necessary to remoye stantlally straight, and their ends are formed these leaves from their pivotal connection 1n into anoutwardly extend ng hook portion 12. 55 holders in which they are more or less perin F 1g. 1 the arm 9 1s slightly shorter than manently positioned, for certain reasons, as its companion arm in Fig. 2 the arm 9 for instance, to make changes thereon, and substantially coterminates w th the arm 8; to then replace them. In such cases it is deand. in Fig. 3 the arm 9 extends beyond the easily and expeditiously. In the modification shown in Fig. 4, the

t is an object of this invention to facilitate arm 9 'is..prov1ded w th an arcuate shaped the removal and replacement of the leaves portion 13 --which l es intermediate the by providing a clip to hingedly and detachstralght'portion of sald arm and its hooked ably connect such leaves. portion 12. The arcuate portions 10 and 13 This and further objects will be apparent of Fig. 4 are of similar shape and together I from the following description, when conform a substantially-broken circle.

sidered in connection with the accompany The opening between the members 11 and 9 ing drawing in which certain modifications 12 is less than the distance between the paralfr of the invention are illustrated. lel straight portions ofthe clip. The pocket Referring to the drawing, Figure 1 is a between the arcuate portion 10 of the arm 8 sectional View showing one modification of and adjacent surfaces of the arm 9 forms a the improved clip and a fragment of its athinge jomt in which a transverse pintle or tached leaf or card; Figs. 2, 3 and aillustrate rod may register so that the leaf 5 may be r other modifications of Fig. 1; and Fig. 5 is a rotated on said pintle, as will presently applan view of a series of cards and their holder pear. showing the improved clips in attached posl- For the purpose of illustration the imtion. 7 proved clip is shown in connection with a In the drawing, in which similar elements holder such as indicated at 14 in Fig. 5. This of the improved device are referred to by like holder may be enclosed in any suitable conbe of a number to correspond to that of the may be readily identified. The cards or leaves characters, throughout, the numeral 5 is aptainer, and carries a series of leaves or cards plied to a leaf or card which is to be hingedly 5 bearing reference matter on both of their and detachably secured in position. The surfaces. The bottoms of the cards may be leaves 5 are provided with slits 6 which may provided with indexing tabs whereby they clips to be used. These slits are spaced a 5 are hinged about transverse and horizonproper distance from the edges of the leaf for tally disposed pintles 15, which may be pivthe accommodation of the clips as will be oted at one end to a side rail 16 and the other presently described. Either of the arms of ends of the pintles may register in slots in 49 the clip is adapted to be inserted through th the opposite side rail 17 The last-mentioned slit. rail may have a lateral slidable member 18 The clip 7 consists of a resilient metal strip which may serve to close or open the slots into which is bent upon itself to provide two subwhich the ends of the pintles 15 fit to lock or stantially parallel arms 8 and 9. The space release the pintles.

5 between these arms throughout their major The transverse pintles 15 extend through portion is narrow so that they closely emthe hinged joint formed near the extremities brace and clamp the sides of the leaf 5. The of the arms 8 and 9 so that the cards or leaves arm 8 is provided with an arcuate portion 5 may be readily rotated thereon. The cards 10 near its end. The extremity 11 of this arm 5 may be quickly detached from their pivotal, 7100 is bent in a direction opposite to that of the connection by simply pulling them in a downward direction, thus causing the ends of the arms to be forced apart and permitting the withdrawal of the clip from the pintle. To restore the card again to its pivoted mounting on the transverse pintle or rod, it is only necessary to move it inwardly until the ends of the clip engage the pintle. Pushing the clip against the rod at this time will cause the arms of the clip to spread apart and snap over the pintle into pivoted engagement therewith.

What is claimed is: i

A hinged leaf including a card having a slit near one margin, a pintle member about which said card member may be rotated, and a clip formed of a strip of resilient material passed through said slit and bent to form a bight within the slit, the bent sides of said strip clamping the surfaces of the card,-and having a portion near the free end of at least on of said sides of the strip being curved to form with the other side a hinge joint to engage said pintle, and hooked portions at the extremities of the clip bent in opposite directions from each other and having an opening therebetween leading to the hinged joint, the hooked portions forming a snap through which the hinged leaf is engaged-with and disengaged from the pintle member.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification this 2nd day of November, 1931.

JULIUS 'S. POPPER. 

